Proto-Altaic: *p`edí
Meaning: energetic
Russian meaning: энергичный
Comments: The meaning 'horrible' in Japanese must be secondary, going back to < 'extreme' < 'powerful, energetic', reflected elsewhere.
altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,